King Ambers

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King Ambers
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Ambers with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2025
No. 27 – Ottawa Redblacks
Position Defensive back
Roster statusActive
CFL status National
Personal information
Born (1999-11-26) November 26, 1999 (age 25)
Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High schoolWest Toronto Prep Academy (Toronto, Ontario)
College New Mexico Military Broncos (2019)
East Texas A&M (2020–2024)
CFL draft 2025: 8th round, 68th overall pick
Career history
Stats at CFL.ca

King Ambers (born November 26, 1999) is a Canadian professional football defensive back for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the New Mexico Military Broncos and the East Texas A&M Lions.

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College career

Ambers played college football for the New Mexico Military Broncos in 2019 and the East Texas A&M Lions from 2020 to 2024. [1] He played in 10 games at NMMI, registering nine tackles, three pass deflections and two interceptions. [2] Ambers then played in 37 games for East Texas A&M, recording 59 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss, seven pass deflections, three interceptions and one forced fumble. [3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 1+3⁄4 in
(1.87 m)		191 lb
(87 kg)		4.27 s6.96 s35 in
(0.89 m)		10 ft 7+3⁄8 in
(3.24 m)
All values from CFL Combine [4]

Ambers was selected in the 68th pick of the eighth round in the 2025 CFL draft by the Ottawa Redblacks. [5] He officially signed with the team on May 5, 2025 before being placed onto the practice roster on June 1. [6] [7] He was activated on July 11, 2025 and appeared in his first CFL game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [7] On August 15, 2025, Ambers recorded his first career interception, picking off Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "King Ambers Football Stats - Pro Football Archives". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "King Ambers". New Mexico Military Institute . Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ "King Ambers - Football". East Texas A&M University Athletics . Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2025 CFL Combine". CFL.ca . Archived from the original on April 1, 2025. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ "RedBlacks Select King Ambers with 68th Overall Pick in 2025 CFL Draft". OurSports Central. April 30, 2025. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ Maki, Brandon (May 8, 2025). "REDBLACKS sign eight, including seven from 2025 CFL Draft class". Ottawa REDBLACKS . Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "King AMBERS". CFL.ca . Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ Hodge, John (August 15, 2025). "Winnipeg Blue Bombers avoid consecutive collapse to beat Ottawa Redblacks (& 13 other thoughts)". 3DownNation. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
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